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2TB should be fine. The Gen8 is not UEFI so Windows has a 2TB boot drive limit.

I have installed Windows 10 on the MS Gen8 many times, but I do not use iLo or IP.

I make a bootable USB install image using the Windows Media Creation tool, set the BIOS to AHCI, it should boot and install without needing any special drivers. If I were you I would try that route instead of iLo.

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2TB should be fine. The Gen8 is not UEFI so Windows has a 2TB boot drive limit.

I have installed Windows 10 on the MS Gen8 many times, but I do not use iLo or IP.

I make a bootable USB install image using the Windows Media Creation﻿ tool, set the BIOS to AHCI, it should boot and install without needing any special drivers. If I were you I would try that route instead of iLo.

Thanks!

I knew about the BIOS limits, but for ex. if I want to create a bigger raid than 2TB, is it not possible because of that? Even with Win server?

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